Chapter 2
Me: Hey everyone! I know it's been awhile since I updated but like I said, updates will be sporadic since I'm working on so much stuff. Anyways, this chapter is a bit longer than the last one but I don't honestly know how long chapters will be in the future. I go with the flow of the story and sometimes, the chapters are shorter because I think it's a good place to end it.
As for Harry's age (since someone asked), that will be revealed either next chapter or the chapter afterwards. I'll be setting up Lady Death's kingdom next chapter so it would be a spoiler if I talked about it.
One last thing, I'll be going back and forth between the view of the light side. There will be some bashing of certain members like the Potters (as guilty as they might feel, they did still neglect Harry and they will not get away with that if Lady Death and Harry himself have anything to say about it) and maybe the Weasleys (I'm still thinking about what to do with them) and they will probably lose. Doesn't mean the dark side will win though. Like I said, it's up in the air at the moment.
Anyways, that's all I really wanted to say so i hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling does but I do own the OCs.
It took weeks before anyone noticed Harry was gone. James and Lily had hardly noticed Harry presence in the first place but now that he was gone, it was even worse. They focused their full attention on Arthur and it was like Harry wasn't even born in the first place.
It was sad really that the one who first noticed was Dumbledore, when he visited the Potters to see how Arthur was going. Dumbledore never meant for the Potters to neglect Harry. Dumbledore wanted both boys to have a normal life but it seemed like the fame from being the parents of the Boy-Who-Lived had blinded James and Lily.
Dumbledore was afraid of this happening but he couldn't really do anything about it. James and Lily had grown arrogant and Dumbledore knew Harry's death would change them.
When Dumbledore arrived at the Potter mansion, he frowned. Harry had grown to like Dumbledore as he always made sure to greet him when he visited. Dumbledore was quite fond of the boy too, giving him books to read on his birthday and giving some advice when Harry asked for it.
James, Lily, and Arthur were in the living room when he arrived. He looked around for Harry but did not find him.
"Good evening Professor Dumbledore. What brings you here?" Lily asked, setting down the book she was reading.
Dumbledore frowned as he answered, "Please call me Albus, Lily. I am no longer your Headmaster after all. I came to check up on Arthur. Do you know where Harry is?"
James and Lily frowned in confusion. Harry? Who was…
James and Lily's eyes widened in realization.
"Harry!" they both exclaimed, running up stairs to check up on the boy.
Dumbledore followed suit, but walked instead of run. Arthur looked at them in confusion but did not follow. James and Lily looked through room after room before they decided to call a house elf.
"What does Master and Mistress Potter want?" their house elf asked.
"Do you know where Harry is?" Lily demanded.
The house elf frowned sadly as he shook his head.
"Young Master Harry isn't here anymore," the house elf said sadly.
"What do you mean?" James asked in confusion.
The house elf gestured for them to follow him which they did. He lead them outside to the backyard. Under a tree, there was a grave. As James and Lily walked closer, realization hit them.
"Nononononono," Lily muttered over and over again in denial.
James turned angrily to the house elf and asked, "What is this?"
"I-it's Young Master Harry's grave sir," the house elf answered.
James and Lily turned cold as their suspicions were confirmed. Harry, their little Harry, was dead.
Lily choked on her sobs as she turned to the grave, kneeling down to touch it. James was in shock. Memories flashed by of the brief moment where he was with Harry and with a jolt, he realized that he hadn't spent much time with him lately.
Dumbledore had caught up to him and he too stared sadly at the grave. He closed his eyes which were filled with grief.
'Why is it always the young?' he asked himself.
For awhile, the three just stayed there, looking at the grave. The house elf had informed them that one of the other house elves had found his body and they gave him a burial. It was the least they could do since Harry was always kind to them.
"I'm sorry for your lost," Dumbledore finally said.
James and Lily didn't reply and Dumbledore took that as his cue to leave, leaving the two grieving parents by themselves.
Sirius and Remus found out a couple days later. Sirius was Harry's godfather and he was always close to the boy. He didn't come to the Potter Mansion often as he was busy with his job. Remus was Arthur's godfather and he wasn't really close to Harry but he did interact with him a few times.
"Where's Harry?" Sirius asked immediately after his godson didn't come to greet him, as he always did when he arrived.
Lily and James looked really guilty for some reason and Sirius grew worried.
"Guys? Where's Harry?" he asked again, feeling dread well up in his stomach.
When the two didn't reply again, he ran past them, calling for Harry to which he heard no answer. He checked each room frantically, hoping to any god that would listen that he would find Harry.
When Sirius finally came back down stairs where James and Lily were still looking guilty, he flew into a rage.
"Where the hell is my godson?!" he demanded angrily.
Choking on her tears once again, Lily pointed to the backyard. Sirius ran to where she pointed and looked around in confusion when he didn't find anything. Then, he spotted the grave.
"No," he whispered, whirling back inside.
James and Lily looked at him sadly as Sirius stormed up to them demanded, "Tell me it's not true."
James and Lily looked down sadly and that was the only answer Sirius needed. Sirius blinked to hold back his tears as his anger grew and grew.
"This is all your fault!" he accused.
Sirius knew that James and Lily were neglecting Harry in some ways but he never knew it was this bad. If he did, he would have taken Harry away before it had escalated to this.
"S-sirius," Remus tried to calm him down.
"No Remus! This is their fault! It's because of their neglect that Harry isn't here! He'll never hug me again or greet me when I arrive. He won't grow older and ask me for advice about girls or help him sneak out. It's all their damn fault!" Sirius said, tears beginning to leak from his eyes.
Remus looked down sadly as he knew he could say nothing to counter that. James and Lily looked even more guilty if that was possible and Lily looked like she was about to cry again.
But Sirius wasn't done, "I hope you're happy with yourselves. Because of you, Harry will never be able to live his life. Never talk to me again, got it?"
With that, Sirius turned on his heel and left, Remus following shortly after, leaving James and Lily more guilty than ever.
Harry Potter, Twin to the Boy-Who-Lived, is Dead!
By: Rita Skeeter
Today is a day of mourning as the twin brother to the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter, is dead. His body was found on August 13th. His estimated time of death was July 31th, the twins' seventh birthday.
His death raises many questions about the Potter family. How did they allow Harry to die? What was his cause of death? Are the Potters really who we think they are?
For now though, we mourn the loss of a boy who could have grown up to be a great man. The Wizarding World will never forget Harry Potter and we at the Daily Prophet offer many consolations to the Potter family.
To learn more about the Potters, turn to page 2.
To learn more about Harry Potter, turn to page 3.
To learn about Arthur Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, turn to page 4.
And to learn about his family's reaction to his death, turn to page 5.
